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A man that fled the scene of an earlier accident was walking on the eastbound lane of I-76 and West Conshohocken when a motorcyclist crashed into the man. Police say both men were killed. NBC10's Jesse Gary reports on how the fatal accident shut down the freeway for hours. (Published Tuesday, Jul 16, 2013)

Updated at 4:52 PM EST on Tuesday, Jul 16, 2013

Commuters woke up to a traffic nightmare this morning thanks to a deadly crash along one of the busiest roadways for people going into the city to work. And, the wreck was likely caused by a man trying to run away from a previous crash, according to investigators.

The two-vehicle crash, involving the pedestrian, a motorcyclist and another car, took place around 1:15 a.m. a little bit before the Conshohocken Curve in the inbound eastbound lanes of the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) in Lower Merion Township, Pa. The roadway wouldn't reopen until shortly before 6 a.m. Tuesday.

According to State Police, it began when a North Wales, Pa. resident Arnold Khemdy lost control of his car and hit a guardrail during a one-vehicle wreck on the ramp from I-476 to I-76 eastbound. Khemdy, 20, then fled the scene of the crash and was on foot in the right travel lane near mile-marker 333 -- less than one mile from the first crash -- when a group of motorcyclists drove up. One of the bikers, Philly resident Hour Song Chheng, 40, hit Khemdy and was thrown from his bike onto roadway while Khemdy landed on the shoulder. Both men died at the scene.

Traffic Back to Normal on the Schuylkill Expressway

Just the normal congestion on the Schuylkill Expressway after an overnight wreck closed the roadway for nearly five hours near the Conshohocken Curve. NBC10's Jesse Gary reports. (Published Tuesday, Jul 16, 2013)

A car was also involved in the wreck but isn't believed to be responsible for either death, police said.

Deadly Crash Stops Traffic on the Schuylkill Expressway

NBC10's Jillian Mele, Jesse Gary and Christine Maddela have the latest on delays, commuters and the first look from above of a deadly crash Tuesday morning along the Schuylkill Expressway )I-76) eastbound near the Conshohocken Curve. (Published Tuesday, Jul 16, 2013)

Motorists, including members of the NBC10 news team trying to get into work, mulled around outside of their cars as they waited in the backup. After a couple hours, small cars were turned around and went the wrong direction to get off the highway. Some tractor-trailers remained stopped on the highway since it was too tight of a squeeze to turn around.

Shortly after 5:30 a.m. some of the stuck big rigs began to slowly move past the crash scene as clean up continued.

Just before 6 a.m. all traffic started to get by the crash site and shortly after ramps to the highway began to reopen.

The closure packed up traffic along alternate routes including Conshohocken State Road (Route 23) and Ridge Pike. Luckily, since the wreck was cleared right as the morning rush ramped up there weren't many residual delays. The normal morning commute delays did quickly come into play however by 6:30 a.m.